Wire fabric



Aug. 24, 1926.

E. L. BENEDICT WIRE FABRIC Filed Jan. 5. 1925 FIG. 1

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I t h od m ahz n g if to zifi a n a y the a a me o slime, more nounaround stran wires ticularly to the revision of a wire fabn c m desired.manner. The ashing sheet 7 combination wi a backing sheet, to whiehcompletely osed tothe-rear of the Wires glestic meter-isle may beapplied, in the 5 and 6 and rearsurfaee of the ap lied uil of those,roofs, partitions walls, materi is substantially unbroken. In etc. ebackin sheet serves us form on 2 and 8 the fabric is shown as applied towhich a lnsteroreementitious material may studdimlfl of a building. be IThe. ds 9 of the thread VimsS are of e present invention, constitutes animsuch'depth thst the sheet 7 .will be spaced government upon thatdiscloeedinmy Patent from the plane of the mesh or fabric.LMDIBMOJ'JIIIYRIQBL 5 and 6, as shown-in Figs. 6 and 6, en One objectof my invention-1s to provide the lastje material is ap ed. meanswhereby continuous reinforcement of TE. own the appliedmaterialsisaflioniedand wheremay' vary'm de th, the inthereinforcingfabrioninan-sbeettobesp snyd' distaneefrom' unbroken plane, thorou hlyembedded in the the main body of the fabric thereby eok portion of theapplied material will the e plied material in that ties wh have asubstantial] plane surface. the ed pom Another object'o my invention isto avoid ment. the neeemity of bending the wires that con- From theforegoing it will be seen that I 'stitute the main portion of thefabric, which provide a fabric construction wherein not me be in somecases relatively heavy. only all one of the wires 5 and Bmay tillanother object of my invention is to be embed ed in the aggliedmateriahbut one provide a means and a. method whereby mlawherein aacking set may be applied o the' tivel li t wire or other material maybe nick! and conveniently, leaa m 1? for holding the sheet to me nof thestrand or stay when or rods.

theta ric,withoutdistortingthevgiresoom-'Thestrendandstaywiresormdsmagbe posing. the main body of the fabric.as] as desired, sinee theydo not ave One form which my invention maytake to be t or otherwise distorted in order is shown in the aceompdrawing to ap ly the paper hash.

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fabric with the backing sheet in place there- 1. The combustion with-afabric eom- W on and ready to reeeivelhatefiala to be apposed of etrandand stay wiree at plied;Fig.2ieaviewtihmontheline9- -B their pomtsolintersection, of a sheet of Fig. 1;Fig. 8 is a sections] View showingmaterial dispose d adjacent to the the eppearance of the wall or floorafter jrearesi of said wires, and retaining means the application of theElastic material Fig. for-said sheet consisting of a thread-like U 4 isa view similer to ig. 2, but on an enmember disposed mainlyto the rearof the V larged seale- Fig. 5 is a view taken onthe sheet but extendingtherethro h and bent limb-60f l ig. 1 and Fig. Bis a vierrtaken oversaid Wires at a'plurality 0 points, the It llight angles to Fig. 3, buton a larger bends o fsaid member beinfilof such depth see e. y

that the blclrinxsheet ma eve spaced re- I The main body of the fabricis composed ,lation to the fa ric. of what term for convenience of de-2. The combination with a iabric comscrirtion, strand wires 5 and staywhen 6 of strand end stay when connected at pre erably uniformly xacedand welded or their points of. intersection, of 1 sheet of otherwisesecured A er at their points of backing material disposed to the rear ofsaid intersection. A b sheet 7 of paper or wine, and retaining means forsaid sheet the like is placed behind the wires 5 and 6 consisting of sthread-lilre member disposed and held there by means of retaining mainlyto the rear of the sheet but extendcr wires 8 that, as shown in Fig. 1,are ing therethmughand bent over a plurality posed mainly behind thesheet and are of the wiree'of one of the firoupe goinfir: threadedtherethrough and around the make up the strand wuee en the sta strandwires 6, at the points 9. The retsinrespectively, the bends of said membepsorloopsin eretaiiiing wims ing of such depth that the backing sheetthe sheet in spaced relation thereto in a may have spaced relation tothe fabric plane substantially parallel to the plane of 3. Fabricstructure comprising strand and said members. stay members, a backingsheet, and means 5. Fabric structure comprising abody por- 15 5connected to said members, for supporting tion of meslmlike material, abacking sheet. the sheet in completely spaced relation therennd meansextending perpendicular to said to, to permit complete "embedment ofsaid body member for supporting said backing members in plaster appliedto said sheet sheet in spaced relation to one side thereof.

4. Fabric structure comprising strand and In testimony whereof I, thesaid Enwm stay members, a backing sheet, and means L. Bsuncwr havehereunto set my hand.

connected to said members, for supporting EDWARD L. BENEDICT.

the sheet in spaced relation thereto in a plane substantially parallelto the plane of said members.

5. Fabric structure comprising a body por- 15 tion of mesh-likematerial, a backing sheet, and means extending perpendicular to saidbody member for supporting said backing sheet in spaced relation to oneside thereof.

In testimony whereof I, the said EDWARD 20 L. BENEDICT have hereunto setmy hand.

EDWARD L. BENEDICT.

DISCLAIMER l'sm'5o7'guEdmrd L Bemdw' Pittsburgh, Pa. WIRE Fan P tenAugust 24,1926. Disclaimer filed October 21, 1933, by me a t dated SteelCompany.

Hereby enters this disclaimer to that part 0 appears in the followingwords, to wit:

"3, Fabric structure comprising strand and sta members a backin meansconnected to said members, for support y g sheet and tion thereto, topermit complete embedment gf said members in plaster applied to saidsheet.

"4. Fabric structure comprising strand and and means connected one ofsaid members.

"5. Fabric structure compnsin a body portion of mesh like material, abee backing sheet in spaced sheet, and means extending perpen 'cular tosaid body member for supporting said ation to one'side thereo [OficullGazette November 14, 1988.]

the assignee, Pittsburgh f the claims in said specification which thesheet in completely spaced relato said h l f ritay 31161212211, abacking sheet, mem are or an o e t thereto in a plane substantiallyparallel to the pl mg a m spaced relatmn DlSCLAlMER 1,597,507.-Edward L.Benedict, Pittsburgh, Fe. WIRE FABRIC. Patent dated August 24, 1926.Disclaimer filed October 21, 1933, by the assignee, Pittsburgh SteelCompany.

Hereby enters this disclaimer to that part of the claims in saidspecification which appears in the following words, to wit:

"3. Fabric structure comprising strand and stay members, a backingsheet, and means connected to said members, for supportin the sheet incompletely spaced relatioal :hhereto, to permit complete embedment osaid members in plaster applied to sci est.

4. Fabric structure comprising strand and stay members, a backing sheet,and means connected to said members, for supporting the sheet in spacedrelation thereto in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of saidmembers.

5. Fabric structure comprising a body portion of mesh like material, abackin sheet, and means extending perpendicular to said body member forsupporting said backing sheet in spaced relation to one side thereof.

[Qfim'al Gazette November 14, 1.933.]

